Chapter 158 Yuan Family Ganer (Ninth and Monthly Pass)
Sui Gu was talking to the pottery merchant here, and opposite the Taishan Army, Bai Rao, one of the bandit leaders of the Black Mountain Army, was glancing at the Han army opposite with a hesitant look on his face.
In fact, Tao Shang thought about this matter in a complicated way. Bai Rao, one of the commanders of the Black Mountain Army, recently led an army southward to Puyang to inquire about the news because the Black Mountain Army had a strategic plan to develop southward. He really didn't do it deliberately
The pottery merchants and others came, but they just happened to bump into them.
Bai Rao crossed the Yellow River from Puyang and passed near Liyang on his way back. Through scouts, he learned that a large group of soldiers and horses was passing by and seemed to be crossing the river.
Bai Rao was different from Zhang Yan, the leader of the Black Mountain Army. He was a real thieves who bullied the weak and feared the strong. At first, he thought it was the migration of soldiers and civilians from nearby counties, so he led his troops to change direction and pursue him, hoping to take advantage of the chaos to make a fortune.
The Xuzhou army came in a group, and when they didn't want to get close, they suddenly discovered a large banner with the word "Yuan" written on it.
What kind of person is Yuan Shao? Bai Rao naturally knows it.
He dares to bully ordinary local county officials. But now his opponent is the world-famous leader of the Yuan clan, the fourth generation and the three princes, who is the leader of the princes and allies in the world!
Facing the Yuan family, Bai Rao really didn't dare to act rashly.
But Bai Rao was really unwilling to watch a piece of fat slip away from his mouth, so he sent his confidant general Sui Gu, under the name of an envoy, to the other side's army to find out the truth.
If the opponent is Yuan Shao's die-hard subordinate or confidant, Bai Rao will not make this calculation and withdraw his troops directly. But if the opponent has little relationship with Yuan Shao, or is just a partial army with Yuan Jun's banner,
Bai Rao is determined not to let it go.
Just grab his motherfucker!
After waiting for a long time, they saw Sui Gu leading a small group of cavalry back in a hurry, with a look of panic on his face.
Seeing this, Bai Rao hurriedly rode forward and said to Sui Gu: "How is it? Have you found out clearly? The other party is a direct descendant of Yuan Shao?"
"Shuai Bai!" Sui Gu hurriedly saluted Bai Yao and clasped his fists, reporting: "The idea pricks my hand, and the wind pulls me hard!"
When Bai Rao heard this, he couldn't help but feel lonely. It seemed that it was right to ask Sui Gu to find out. The other party was indeed Yuan Shao's direct confidant!
Although Bai Rao had been prepared in his heart, he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed at this moment.
"How tricky is it?" Although he knew that this vote would not be successful, Bai Yao still asked in a procedural way. At least he had to know who his opponent was that he had not succeeded in defeating today.
"The other party said that he is Yuan Shao's biological son!"
"What?" Bai Rao was confused for a moment: "Is he his biological son or his godson?"
Sui Gu wiped the sweat from his head and lowered his voice and said: "General Mo was not very clear at first, but after thinking about it carefully, this godson must have the meaning of an adopted son, which is better than a biological son..."
Bai Rao's head was confused by Sui Gu's tongue twister, and he wondered: "Although I am ignorant, I have never heard that Yuan Shao has any godson? I heard that he does have a nephew.
Awesome...could he be raised as a godson instead?"
Yuan Shao had a nephew named Gao Gan, who was very talented, but obviously Bai Rao did not remember Gao Gan's name, and at this moment he confused him with the pottery merchant.
After thinking for a moment, Bai Rao suddenly came back to his senses, looked at Sui Gu with dissatisfaction and said: "You kid...could someone have deceived you?"
Sui Gu shook his head vigorously and said: "That boy looks like a sincere gentleman, and he doesn't seem to be a liar... And Bai Shuai, if you think about it carefully, such a large group of people are crossing the Yellow River through the ferry here.
How could it not be possible without Yuan Shao’s permission? He cannot do this unless he is a direct descendant of his confidants!”
After Bai Yao heard this, he thought about it carefully and it made sense.
Without Yuan Shao's approval, how could so many people cross the river at will?
"I have just returned from Puyang to inquire about the news. I don't know what kind of relationship Yuan Shao has with our general who is in trouble after he takes over Jizhou?"
The Pingnan Zhonglang General that Bai Rao mentioned refers to Zhang Yan, the leader of the Black Mountain Army.
Sui Gu replied in a low voice: "Yuan Shao first occupied Jizhou and seemed to be quite polite to General Zhonglang who was in trouble. However, I heard that Gongsun Zan seemed to have the intention of going south and wanted to compete with Yuan Shao for Jizhou. He also sent people to lobby General Zhonglang...
...I heard that General Zhonglang is in a dilemma now, not knowing whether to help Yuan or Gongsun!"
Bai Rao was stunned when he heard this, and after thinking for a long time, he said: "Since General Zhonglang has not yet made a decision, we might as well take this opportunity to make friends with Yuan Shao's godson. If General Zhonglang wants to kiss Yuan Shao in the future,
, then what we did today has come in handy. If General Zhonglang wants to get close to Gongsun, it doesn’t matter. At worst, they will break up!"
Sui Gu admired Bai Rao's two-sided character. He gave a thumbs up and said: "Shuai Bai has thought so thoughtfully, General Lang will be very pleased to hear about it in times of trouble... Then
How do you plan to make acquaintance with Yuan Shao’s godson?”
Bai Rao glared at Sui Gu fiercely and said dissatisfied: "You are so stupid. I have no money, how can I make friends with him? Just treat him to dinner!"
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After receiving Bai Rao's order, Sui Gu immediately led ten more cavalrymen and returned to the side of the pottery merchant's army.
"Invite me to dinner?" The pottery merchant opened his eyes wide after hearing Sui Gu's words.
Sui Gu nodded vigorously. Compared with the last time he went to the pottery shop, the flattering smile on his face was obviously much brighter.
"My Baishuai is an important commander under General Pingnan Zhonglang, and the young master is the godson of Yuan Gong. Speaking of which, we are all members of the imperial court. What my Baishuai means is that since we are all members of the imperial court,
How can we not have a meal after we meet?"
The pottery merchant raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead... Today he met someone less reliable than himself.
You...can also be considered members of the imperial court?
The imperial court can't annihilate you, so it has no choice but to give your family the title of Daqushuai!
Have you ever heard of a person in the imperial court being called a marshal?
What the hell are you guys doing? Don’t you have any idea?
"Eating...isn't it necessary?" The pottery merchant smiled and glanced at the Montenegrin Army on the opposite side with his peripheral vision.
Sui Gu, however, seemed to have no eyesight. He kept shaking his head and said: "I want to eat, I want to eat! Mr. Yuan, you don't have to be afraid. My Bai Shuai has no ill intentions at all. He just wants to make friends with you. Don't be afraid.
This is the Hongmen Banquet. My commander-in-chief Bai said that several tents should be set up in the middle of the two armies. Each side will lead thirty cavalry to the tent to have a banquet. The rest of the troops will be stationed in their respective rears to guard their respective areas.
The intersection of the road in the direction is important to prevent others from accidentally snooping, ensuring that no one is aware of it!"
When the potter heard this, the muscles in his face twitched.
This handsome Bailuo... really has some tricks up his sleeve.
Seeing the attentive smile on Sui Gu's face, Tao Shang secretly thought that this is not bad... just eat.
Anyway, the tents and the dining area were set up in the center of the formation of the two armies, and each of them only led thirty people. When it comes to the level of elites, how could the thirty Montenegrin troops compete with the thirty Taishan elites?
If they really got into a fight, Xu Huang could probably beat ten of them by himself!
It was also a good time to use this meal to delay with them and buy more time for Xu Rong and the others to arrange to cross the river.
"Okay, then I'll trouble you, General Sui, to tell your Bai Shuai that today's dinner... I'll eat it."
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The wine table culture has a long history in China and can even be traced back to the origin of Chinese civilization.
Like modern times, the ancient wine table culture was also accompanied by a variety of mandatory behaviors. In shopping malls and official circles, this method of communication was often used to build relationships and feelings with each other. Of course, it was also accompanied by hypocrisy, insidiousness, and cunning.
and other emergency measures.
Bai Rao ordered the people to slaughter a sheep and grill it directly outside the tent within the visible range. Other food in the tent was also cooked from a large cauldron, and the wine was also cooked from the same large vat.
Everyone poured it out.
This method is crude and vulgar, but very direct. At least it allows the potters to see clearly that what they are eating and drinking is exactly the same thing as themselves, and there is no risk of being poisoned.
It seems that Marshal Bai of the Montenegrin Army is very righteous.
The mutton was put into the food cauldron, and after it was put on the table, Bai Rao ordered someone to fill up the wine, raised it from a distance and said cheerfully to the pottery merchant: "There was a misunderstanding today, but in the end it was a near miss. I can take this opportunity to make friends with Yuan Yuan."
It really makes me very happy to have a son from such a famous family like you! Mr. Yuan, how about you and I drink this wine?"
The pottery merchant carefully looked at the wine in the cup, then raised it up and said with a smile: "Bai Qushuai is too polite. I really don't dare to accept it. But before drinking, I would like to make it clear to Bai Qushuai that my surname is Tao, not Yuan."
When Bai Rao and Sui Gu, who was accompanying the wine, heard this, their faces suddenly turned dark.
The two of them put their wine glasses down heavily on the table and each snorted, looking very unhappy.
The potter looked at the two people who had fallen out with each other in surprise, and he didn't know why.
Are the generals of the Montenegrin Army sick?
"How can your surname be Tao?" Sui Gu frowned, as if he had been insulted by Nuo Da: "Didn't you say you are Yuan Shao's godson?! Why not be named Yuan!"
Bai Rao's face was gloomy, and he was obviously very unhappy.
The pottery merchant frowned, thought carefully for a while, and then tentatively asked the two of them: "My godson's surname is Yuan, his surname is Tao... Is there anything wrong with him?"
When Bai Rao and Sui Gu heard this, they were immediately choked up.
It seems like there's really nothing wrong with it.
When I was young...
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Bai Rao laughed to cover up his embarrassment, picked up the wine cup again, raised it to the pottery merchant from a distance, and said boldly: "Master Tao! Misunderstanding! Misunderstanding! You see what happened... Actually...
, at first, Bai had never heard that Mr. Yuan had any godson, but he often heard people around him mention that he had a nephew who was very powerful! I was confused for a moment and mistakenly thought you were Mr. Yuan’s powerful nephew.
, I thought he was adopted as my godson just recently, hahahaha! Misunderstanding!"
The pottery merchant held the wine cup and looked at Bai Rao dumbfounded, saying: "Gong Yuan's nephew... shouldn't his surname be Yuan?"
The muscles on Bai Yao's face suddenly stiffened.
This kid... really has no friends!
If it weren't for the fact that he is Yuan Shao's godson, I would chop him to death right now!